Apparatus for winding hair



J. M ADIE March 14, 1939,

APPARATUS FOR WINDING HAIR Filed Nov. 4, 1936 lit Patented Mar. 14, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application November 4, 1936, Serial No. 109,145 In Great Britain November 6, 1935 Claims.

My invention relates to an apparatus for use by hairdressers in the process of permanently waving human hair wherein the tress of hair to be waved is tightly wound upon a curler and then subjected to further treatment.

Appliances for winding hair for permanent waving'are known wherein rotation and movement of the appliance axially of a curler causes a tress of hair to be wound along the length of the curler.

The object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus, operated by hand or mechanically, which quickly and smoothly winds a tress of hair on a curler and enables the tress so wound to be maintained on the curler. The whole operation of winding and maintaining the hair on the curler is carrier out much more expeditiously and effectively than hitherto and the tension and pitch of the curl of hair may be altered as desired.

The apparatus according to the present invention is characterised by a tubular casing open at one or both ends, a curved member positioned partly within the casing adapted to exert a variable pressure on a curler and to smoothly apply a tress of hair thereto, and means at.- tached to the exterior of the tubular casing to carry a roll of gauze or similar material to maintain the hair coiled on the curler.

The apparatus is further characterised by a slidable cursor which causes the curler to be clamped within the tubular casing and by means of which the tension and pitch of the curl of hair wound on the curler may be regulated.

Additional features of the invention will be set out and in order that the invention may be more clearly understood and readily carried into effect it will now be described having reference to the accompanying drawing, in which- Fig. l is a horizontal elevation of the apparatus.

Fig. 2 is a. plan of the apparatus viewed from the end opposite the handle.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section along the centre line of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a view of the apparatus on a reduced scale showing a tress of hair about to be wound on a curler.

The same reference numerals refer to the same parts throughout.

Referring to the drawing the apparatus com-' prises a tube I of any suitable material such as brass, aluminium or the like, open at its end 2; the opposite end of the tube I may be closed and if desired be provided with a handle 3, as

shown in Figs. 1 and 4. Attached to the exterior wall of the tube I at a point adjacent to the handle 3 is one end of a flat spring 4 (Fig. 3) which extends on the outside of the tube I to substantially as far as the open end 2 of the latter, where it is bent over towards and passes into the interior of the tube through an appropriate opening 5 in the wall thereof. The spring 4 is shaped substantially as shown in Fig. 3.

The end of the spring 4 situated within the tube carries a relatively short plate 6 positioned approximately parallel to the axis of the tube I and having one of its ends projecting slightly beyond the end 2 of the said tube I. The plate 6 is curved as indicated in Fig. 2. A slide or cursor 7 encircles the tube I and is freely slidable thereon; when moved towards the open end 2 of the said tube it compresses portion of the spring 4 towards the exterior wall of the tube and causes the curved plate 6 to be resiliently pressed towards the opposite interior wall of the tube I. The opening 5 through which the spring 4 passes into the interior of the tube I is such as to allow the'minimum of play to the said spring 4 so as to prevent excessive lateral movement of the curved plate 6. A slot 8 is cut in the wall of the tube I parallel to the axis thereof, and diametrically opposite the flat-spring 4, the sides of the said slot for approximately one half its length being splayed out as they approach the open end 2 as indicated by reference numeral 9.

Attached to the exterior wall of the tube I adjacent to one of the splayed out edges 9 of the slot 8 is a member Ill consisting of a light section round wire helically wound, which serves as a guide for the tress of hair 2| to be curled. Secured to the exterior wall of the tube I adjacent to the open end 2 and symmetrically positioned with regard to the slot 8 is a curved bridge piece II' which passes over portion of the spring 4. Mounted on that side of the bridge piece II adjacent to the aforementioned helical guide II] is a support I2 carrying a bobbin of gauze I3 for a purpose to be hereinafter described; and

so positioned that the central spindle of the bobbin I3 is substantially parallel to the face I'II8 of the bridge piece II.

Attached to the bridge piece II as shown in Fig. 3 is a flat spring I4 the free end I5 of which carries centrally pivoted a narrow metal strip I6 which is thus caused to bear evenly on the surface II-I8 of the bridge piece. The spring operated bearing plate I6 guides and causes a tension to be exerted'on the gauze which is subsequently to be passed under it. The axis of the bobbin of gauze I3 and the surface I'II8 of the bridge piece are fixed at an acute angle to the longitudinal axis of the tube l as illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4 to' facilitate the even application of the gauze t0 the tress of hair wound on the curler.

In operating the apparatus a curler I9 is inserted into the tube I as shown in Fig. 4 with its split end projecting a convenient distance beyond the open end 2 of the tube. A tress of the hair 2| to be curled is attached to the split end 20 of the curler in the usual manner. The cursor 1 is then moved forward towards the end 2 of the tube I compressing the flat spring 4 and clamping the curler I9 with the attached tress of hair 2i between the interior wall of the tube I and the curved plate 6. That portion of the tress 2I to be curled which is adjacent to the end 20 of the curler is drawn through the splayed out opening 9 in the wall of tube I and the remainder of the tress to be curled is passed through the helical windings of guide It as shown in Fig. 4. The roll of gauze I3 shown in Fig. 1 is omitted from Fig. 4 for the sake of clarity in the drawing. The projecting end 20 of the curler I9 is then held stationary in one hand of the-operator and the apparatus is rotated in an anti-clockwise direction about the curler by the other hand or by any known mechanical means whereupon the tress of hair 2i passes under the curved plate 6 and is wound helically on the curler away from the end 20. The curved plate 6 causes the tress of hair to be applied smoothly and evenly to the curler.

As the tress of hair 2| begins to wind upon the curler IS, the end of the curved plate 6 adjacent to end 20 of the curler is forced back from the curler owing to the increased thickness of hair at that end; a force acting longitudinally on the curler results which propels the apparatus along the curler as the rotation is continued. In the illustration shown the apparatus is rotated in an anti-clockwise direction as viewed from the handle end. The pressure of the curved plate 6 on the curler I9 or on the tress of hair wound on the curler may be varied by altering position of the slidable cursor I and the tension or pitch of the coils of the hair on the curler may also be regulated by the same means.

When the tress 2| has been wound on the curler I9 to the desired exent the roll of gauze l3 which has been impregnated with a suitable adhesive substance and previously damped has its free end carried under the narrow flat strip I6 on the bridge piece I I, then brought round the far side of the latter, passed under the tube I, and through its splayed out end 53, and laid over and maintained by the thumb on that portion of the tress 2I adjacent to the projecting end of the small plate 6 carried by the spring 4. Further rotation of the apparatus around the curler I9 causes the end of the gauze to pass underneath the curved plate 6 and to be wound tightly over the remaining portion of the tress which has still to pass under the curved plate 6. The adhesive gauze is thus wound tightly on that end of the tress and on the bare portion of the curler adjoining and maintains the whole tress firmly on the curler for subsequent operations. When sufficient of the gauze has been wound on the hair and curler the gauze is severed from the bobbin I3 and the pressure on the curler is released by sliding back the cursor 1 towards the handle 3. The curler I9 w t h ess 2i wound and secured thereon is then removed from the apparatus and the coiled tress may be further tightened on the curler by known means provided in the curler itself.

I claim:

1. An appliance for winding, tensioning and maintaining a tress of hair on a curler comprising a tube for the reception of a curler and having at an open end a splayed out longitudinal slot, a flat leaf spring positioned outside the tube longitudinally thereof, a narrow curved plate secured to said spring and positioned longitudinally partly Within the tube, an annulus slidable on the exterior surface of the tube adapted to exert variable pressure on the leaf spring, a bridge piece on the exterior of the tube carrying a support for a binding material, and a helical guide secured to the tube adjacent to the splayed out slot.

2. An appliance for winding, tensioning and maintaining a tress of hair on a curler comprising a tube for the reception of a curler to one end of which the tress of hair to be wound has been attached and having at an open end a splayed out longitudinal slot, a fiat leaf spring positioned outside the tube longitudinally thereto, one end of the said spring being attached to the exterior wall of the tube adjacent its unslotted end whilst the other end is bent to pass through a narrow aperture in the tube wall, a narrow curved plate secured to said spring and positioned longitudie nally partly within the tube, an annulus slidable on the exterior surface of the tube and adapted to exert a variable pressure on the leaf spring, a bridge piece on the exterior of the tube carrying a support for a binding material, and a helical guide secured to the tube adjacent to the splayed out slot.

3. An appliance for winding, tensioning and maintaining a tress of hair on a curler comprising a tube for the reception of a curler and having at an open end a splayed out longitudinal slot, a flat leaf spring positioned outside the tube longitudinally thereto and diametrically opposite the aforesaid slot, one end of the said spring being attached to the exterior wall of the tube adjacent it unslotted end whilst the other end is bent to pass through a narrow aperture in the tube wall, a narrow curved plate secured to said spring and positioned longitudinally partly Within the tube, the plate being curved to partly embrace a curler inserted into the tube and to clamp it against the O posite interior wall of the tube, a sleeve slidable on the exterior surface of the tube and engageable with a portion of said spring to exert a variable pressure on the leaf spring, a bridge piece on the exterior of the tube carrying a support for a binding material, and a helical guide secured to the tube adjacent to the splayed out slot.

4. An appliance for winding, tensioning and maintaining a tress of hair on a curler comprising a tube for the reception of a curler and having at an open end a splayed out longitudinal slot, a flat leaf spring positioned outside the tube longitudinally thereto, a narrow curved plate positioned partly within the tube and partly embracing a curler inserted into the tube, a sleeve on the exterior surface of the tube slidable over part of the leaf spring, the movement of the sleeve causing the narrow curved plate carried by the spring to exert a variable pressure on the tress of hair wound on the curler, a bridge piece on the tube carrying a support for a binding material, and a helical guide one end of which is secured to the tube adjacent to the splayed out slot.

5. An appliance for winding, tensioning and maintaining atrss of hair on a curler comprising a tube for the reception of the curler and having at an open end a splayed out longitudinal slot, a flat leaf spring attached longitudinally to the exterior of the tube, a narrow curved plate secured to said spring and positioned partly within the tube and partly embracing a curler inserted therein, a sleeve on the exterior surface of the tube slidable over part of the leaf spring thereby regulating the tension and pitch of the tress of hair wound on the curler, a bridge piece attached to the exterior of the tube symmetrically with and diametrically opposite to the splayed out slot, a support on said bridge piece for a bobbin of gauze or like binding material, and a helical guide one end of which is secured to the tube adjacent to the splayed out slot.

6. An appliance for winding, tensioning and maintaining a tress of hair wound on a curler comprising a tube for the reception of a curler and having at an open end a splayed out longitudinal slot, a flat leaf spring positioned outside the tube and longitudinally thereto, a narrow curved plate secured to said spring and positioned longitudinally partly within the tube, a sleeve slidable on the exterior surface of the tube and engageable with said spring to exert a variable pressure on the leaf spring, a bridge piece attached to the exterior of the tube, a springoperated bearing plate on said bridge piece which guides and causes a tension on binding material passing thereunder, and a helical guide secured to the tube on the same side as a bobbin of binding material and adjacent to the splayed out slot.

7. An appliance for winding, tensioning and maintaining a tress of hair on a curler comprising a tube for the reception of a curler with a tress of hair attached to its projecting end, a splayed out longitudinal slot at the open end of the tube, and a helical guide secured to the tube adjacent to said longitudinal slot through which slot and guide the tress of hair is drawn to be passed around the curler and under a narrow curved plate positioned longitudinally partly within the tube and carried by the free end of a flat leaf spring which is passed into the interior of the said tube, a cursor slidable on the exterior surface of the tube by means of which a variable pressure is exerted on the leaf spring and transmitted through the curved plate to the tress of hair being wound on the curler, a bridge piece attached to the exterior of the tube symmetrically with and diametrically opposite the splayed out horizontal slot and carrying a support for a bobbin of adhesive gauze or like material which is passed through said slot and wound to maintain the hair on the curler.

8. An appliance for winding, tensioning and maintaining a tress of hair wound on a curler as claimed in claim '7, wherein the adhesive gauze or like binding material is carried underneath a spring-operated bearing plate mounted on the bridge piece being guided and tensioned thereby, the gauze being then continued around under the tube and passed through the splayed out longitudinal slot and then wound tightly underneath the curved plate over the endof the tress to maintain the latter on the curler.

9. Apparatus for winding hair on a curler rod comprising a tubular member having an open outer end, a handle on the opposite end of said member, said member having a longitudinally extending slot opening through the outer end thereof, a tensioning member disposed within said tubular member, an elongated spring secured at one end to said tensioning member and projecting outwardly of said slot and longitudinally of said tubular member, a sleeve slidable on said tubular member and engageable with said spring upon outward movement thereof to tension said spring, a U-shaped supporting member having the par allel legs thereof secured to said tubular member, said supporting member straddling said spring, and means secured to one side of said supporting member for supporting a gauze supply roll.

10. An appliance adapted for use in connection with a curler for winding, tensioning and maintaining a tress of hair on the curler comprising a tube for receiving the curler, and combined means carried by the tube for clamping the curler against an interior wall of the tube and for causing the tress of hair to be applied smoothly and evenly to the curler, said means upon rotation of the appliance being urged away from the curler whereby a force acts longitudinally on the appliance to propel the appliance along the curler.

JAMES McADIE. 

